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Recent Examples of expectorate
For expectorating adults looking down, a guard may block big droplets but work less well for shorter persons, like children.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Place used clothing in hampers; blow your nose in a tissue; clear your throat and expectorate to remove mucus, which may contain particles inhaled in a lab; place glasses in the decontaminating solution for three minutes; take a full-body shower.
—Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
Places where people might need to talk loudly, sing, or otherwise expectorate without a mask are seen as riskier than those where everyone can easily wear a mask at all times.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
Of course, there’s never been any such game where players young and old didn’t expectorate freely.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 8 May 2020
When Andrei blasts Matvey with a shotgun, blowing apart one of his sofa cushions, which in turn expectorates a bunch of American dollars, those deeper motives becomes obvious.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Place used clothing in hampers; blow your nose in a tissue; clear your throat and expectorate to remove mucus, which may contain particles inhaled in a lab; place glasses in the decontaminating solution for three minutes; take a full-body shower.
—Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
Places where people might need to talk loudly, sing, or otherwise expectorate without a mask are seen as riskier than those where everyone can easily wear a mask at all times.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
Of course, there’s never been any such game where players young and old didn’t expectorate freely.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 8 May 2020
When Andrei blasts Matvey with a shotgun, blowing apart one of his sofa cushions, which in turn expectorates a bunch of American dollars, those deeper motives becomes obvious.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorate
Verb
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Instead, the meats are cooked on spits off-site and loaded onto the truck.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to them, that means you— the person reading this article—could be expelled from the United States without meaningful recourse.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Columbia took some action afterward, such as expelling and suspending some student protesters who occupied a campus building during demonstrations.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Another great one is the 4-7-8 breath, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system: inhale for four counts, hold for seven and exhale slowly for eight.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Use this simple breathing exercise: Inhale slowly for a count of five and exhale slowly for a count of five.—
Juli Fraga, Contributor,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Expectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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